Calder
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Calder is a Scottish name and may refer to:
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[edit] Places
- Several rivers in Scotland and Northern England
- East Calder, Mid Calder and West Calder, three villages in West Lothian, Scotland
- Calder, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a town on the island of Saint Vincent
- Calder, Cumbria - a village of northwest England
- Calder, Edmonton - a neighbourhood in the city of Edmonton, Canada, formerly its own town
- Calder, Saskatchewan, a village in south-eastern Saskatchewan
- Calder No. 241, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality in south-eastern Saskatchewan
- Calder Park, a suburb in Melbourne, Australia
- location of Calder Park Raceway, a motorsport venue
- The Calder Freeway and Calder Highway, a freeway / highway in Victoria, Australia
- Calder Race Course, a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida, USA
- Calder (Calderdale ward), a ward of Calderdale, a metropolitan borough within the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire in England
[edit] Persons
[edit] Groups
- Clan Calder, a Highland Scottish clan.
- Calder Baronets, two baronetcies created for people with the surname Calder
[edit] Surname
- Alexander Calder (Beaumont, Texas) (1806–1853), first mayor of Beaumont, Texas
- Alexander Milne Calder (1846–1923), American sculptor, father of:
- Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:
- Alexander Calder (1898–1976), American sculptor, the inventor of mobile sculpture
- Alexander Stirling Calder (1870–1945), American sculptor, father of:
- Clive Calder (b. 1946), recording executive and businessman
- David Calder (actor) (b. 1946)
- David O. Calder (1823–1884), Mormon pioneer
- Eddie Calder, American college basketball player
- Finlay Calder (b. 1957), Scottish rugby player
- Frank Calder (1877–1943), the first NHL President, eponymous to:
- The Calder Memorial Trophy, a trophy presented to the best rookie of the year in the National Hockey League, in North America
- The Calder Cup, awarded to the winner of the American Hockey League playoffs
- Frank Arthur Calder (1915–2006), Canadian politician, plaintiff in:
- Calder v. British Columbia (Attorney General), a case decided by the Supreme Court of Canada
- Harry Calder (1901–1995), South African cricketer
- James Calder (1826–1893), 5th President of the Pennsylvania State University
- James Alexander Calder (1868–1956), Canadian politician
- Jim Calder (b. 1960) Scottish Footballer - Inverness Caledonian Thistle
- Jim Calder (rugby league) New Zealand rugby league international
- Jim Calder (rugby union) (b. 1957) Scottish rugby union international
- John Calder (b. 1927), founder of Calder Publishing
- Katherine Calder (b. 1980), cross-country skier and Winter Olympian
- Peter Ritchie Calder, (Lord Ritchie-Calder) (1906–1982), Scottish author, journalist and academic, father of:
- Nigel Calder (b. 1931), British science writer, father of:
- Simon Calder (b. 1955), travel writer
- Angus Calder (b. 1942), historian
- Nigel Calder (b. 1931), British science writer, father of:
- Robert Calder, (1745–1818), British naval officer
- Sam Calder (b. 1916), Australian politician
- William M. Calder (1869–1945), senator from New York
[edit] Other
- Calder Abbey in northwest England
- Calder Cannons, an Australian rules football club
- Calder Houses, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Linn County, Iowa, USA
- Calder Pillay, a character in the Chasing Vermeer Series by Blue Balliet
[edit] See also
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